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Atlanta City Council approves scaled-back tree ordinance

Several Atlanta City Council members said they believe more needs to be done to protect trees in the “city in the forest."

Georgia considers boosts to some state pension plans

The House Retirement Committee on Monday agreed to authorize actuarial studies of the costs of eight bills affecting the pensions of various state employees.

Demonstrators converge on Atlanta Immigration Court to oppose ICE arrests

Several dozen protesters gathered outside Atlanta's immigration cCourt to oppose ICE deportations in Georgia.

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Atlanta leaders snub former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ run for governor

State Sen. Jason Esteves, Bottoms' rival for the Democratic nomination for governor, has amassed key endorsements from City Hall and beyond.

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‘Politically Georgia’ hosts candidate forum for Public Service Commissioner race

The ‘Politically Georgia’ team holds a candidate forum and interview ahead of Tuesday’s election for public service commissioner.

Family of Adriana Smith marks what would have been her 31st birthday

The pregnant Georgia woman has been on life support since February to allow her body to continue growing her fetus.

‘No Kings’ Georgia protests: Dispatches from Macon, Savannah and Athens

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had reporters on the ground at “No Kings” rallies in Georgia in Macon, Savannah and Athens

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‘No Kings’ Georgia protests: Dispatches from Macon, Savannah and Athens

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had reporters on the ground at “No Kings” rallies in Georgia in Macon, Savannah and Athens

PHOTOS: Tensions overflow at DeKalb immigration protest

Hundreds gathered Saturday for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation in DeKalb County.

After catching China wave, Savannah port has plan to ride out tariff storm

Savannah, Georgia's port has grown the fastest on the East Coast in recent years, lifted by ships from China. It's got a plan to ride out the tariff war.

Kemp embraces Trump’s ‘beautiful’ budget — and its brutal trade-offs for Georgia

Governor backs president’s sweeping tax-and-spending bill even as it threatens economic engine he helped build.

Georgia’s Fort Eisenhower to be renamed Fort Gordon in broader reversal

The Trump administration is restoring the names of seven military installations that previously honored Confederate figures, including one in Augusta.

Downtown Atlanta officials push Congress to preserve funding for the Stitch

The proposed federal budget would claw back $157.6 million construction grant to reconnect parts of Atlanta divided by highways.

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Atlanta leaders snub former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ run for governor

State Sen. Jason Esteves, Bottoms' rival for the Democratic nomination for governor, has amassed key endorsements from City Hall and beyond.

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Federal court says local GOP can sue to block some Republican candidates

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New GOP officer Salleigh Grubbs says women can’t win Georgia’s top jobs

The new first vice-chair of the Georgia GOP told a conservative talk show host that the state's electoral history shows women can't win statewide.

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